Damage to the brain's visual perception track without any damage to the brain's visual action track is associated with a condition known as
A) selective attention.
B) blindsight.
C) parallel processing.
D) change blindness.

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Blindsight is a condition in which damage to the brain's visual perception track (located in the occipital cortex) results in the inability to consciously perceive visual information, but the brain's visual action track (which is responsible for guiding movements based on visual information) is still intact. This can result in the ability to perform certain tasks such as reaching for an object without being able to consciously see it. Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on a particular stimulus while ignoring others, parallel processing refers to the brain's ability to simultaneously process multiple aspects of a stimulus, and change blindness refers to the failure to notice changes in a visual environment.

Damage to the Brain's Visual Perception Track Without Any Damage